I Can Copy Curses

After leaving the cave, Orion and Alice chose a direction and began their journey.

They didn't know the location of the boss room—no one did—so they had to search for it themselves. Along the way, they killed many wolves and absorbed their cores, increasing their strength.

Orion also didn't forget to absorb the large number of Stormleaves he had in his storage bracelet.

They moved around for hours before stumbling upon some familiar figures—familiar to Orion at least. They were a little distance away, but Orion recognized them immediately.

It was his Big Sister Emily, Elyn, and a few others following behind them.

Surprised, Orion shouted and waved his hands, "Big Sis Emily!"

Emily's group noticed Orion and Alice and started heading towards them.

A few moments later, both groups met up.

"Big Sister, where are you going with so many people?" Orion asked as soon as they were close enough.

"We found the boss room," Emily replied.

"The boss room?" Orion nodded and asked, "So have you notified the others?"

Emily said, "I've already sent a group to inform anyone who wants to enter the boss room."

"Let's go to the boss room then," Orion said.

"That's where we were heading until we found you and this lady," Emily said, looking at Orion and Alice. "So, who is she?" she asked.

Orion quickly introduced Alice to his sister. "She's a friend I made during my five-year trip away from home."

Emily nodded in understanding and said, "Let's go to the boss room then."

Orion looked at Alice, who nodded in agreement.

"Let's go then," Orion said to his sister.

Soon, Orion and Alice followed Emily's group towards the boss room.

As they walked, Orion's mind was occupied with various thoughts.

The first was whether he should tell his sister about Carl's group. Initially, he planned to, but now that he had already decided to kill them, he thought it would be better if only he knew about it.

Who knew if the Dungeon Management Association might use some skill or treasure to uncover the truth about Carl's group's death? If his sister knew anything about them, she could be implicated. She had a motive, and that would be enough for the old men to declare her guilty.

So, Orion decided to keep everything about Carl's group to himself until they left the dungeon. This was the only way to prevent a catastrophe for their family.

The Dungeon Management Association was powerful, with many strong experts, treasures, skills, and abundant resources. If any expert with talents like truth detection came to the Magus Kingdom to investigate Carl's death, they would inspect everyone involved in the dungeon.

Orion thought that if only he knew about the killing, their deaths might always remain a mystery—well, not a mystery, since everyone would know who killed them, but no one would be able to find the person.

'A perfect murder in front of the Dungeon Management Association?' Orion snickered. He knew there was never a perfect murder. The truth always came out eventually. But he was trying to buy time for his family. If they were prepared for Carl's family, then even if the truth was revealed, Carl's family wouldn't be able to do anything to his family.

'Time is all I need right now,' Orion thought.

'Ah, there's also that—the most important thing I need to accomplish my mission this time—a new curse,' he thought.

Killing Carl's group would surely require him to use a curse in Burst Mode, resulting in the loss of that curse forever. Right now, Orion didn't have a curse he was willing to part with. Every curse he had was a source of his strength, and losing any of them would weaken him.

Therefore, he planned to copy a curse—a fire-related one if possible. That way, even if he lost that curse after Burst Mode, he wouldn't feel much pain from losing Electrostatic Disruption.

As for why he wanted a fire-related curse, it was simple. He would be using his alias as the Curse Lord to kill them. Many people had seen the Curse Lord using fire-related abilities. If he used his alias, he wanted to stick to those abilities so people would be certain it was indeed the Curse Lord who killed them and not anyone else.

'I should copy their curses for now,' Orion thought, looking at the small crowd following them.

With that thought in mind, he shouted, "Who here wants a treasure?"

Orion's shout caught everyone by surprise. They had been walking silently towards the boss room.

"What are you doing?" Emily asked with a frown.

"I'm giving these people free treasures. I figured since I wouldn't be using them, it would be better to give them to these people," Orion shrugged.

His words sounded genuine, and many people were attracted by his shout. They knew he was from one of the seven magi families, who were rich enough to have many treasures. So, randomly giving away the treasures dropped by monsters in the dungeon, which were useless to him, didn't sound like a lie.

The majority of the people who came to this dungeon were silver and gold rank experts, with few treasures. They weren't powerful enough to kill strong monsters that dropped high-quality treasures. Orion donating his treasures really attracted the crowd's attention.

"Will you really give us?"

"Just give me a sword."

"I want a spear."

The crowd began to heat up, looking at Orion with fervent eyes. They couldn't wait to get their hands on some good treasures. They had paid money to enter this dungeon, and knowing that they wouldn't be leaving empty-handed made them feel a little better about their expenditure.

Orion smiled, seeing their excitement. He thought that giving away treasures was a good way to copy curses from people in a large crowd. Last time, he didn't copy the curses of the people near the lightning tree because he planned to do so when everyone left the dungeon.

His original plan was to move among the crowd, touching everyone while copying their curses when they gathered together in pack at the time of leaving the dungeon. That was the safest approach, but it seemed he would have to change his plan a little bit now.

Orion stepped forward, pulling out various treasures from his storage bracelet and laying them on the ground. The crowd's eyes widened at the sight of gleaming swords, intricate spears, and other valuable items.

"Come forward, everyone," he said with a smile. "Take what you need."

People surged forward eagerly. As they reached for the treasures, Orion subtly activated his curse-copying ability, touching each person briefly while giving them the treasures they chose.

Emily watched the scene unfold with a mixture of curiosity and skepticism. "Are you sure about this, Orion?"

"Absolutely, Sis. It's just a way to help them out. Besides, we have more than enough," Orion replied, maintaining his smile.

Alice stood silently beside him, observing the crowd with a distant look in her eyes. She seemed lost in thought, still recovering from their earlier encounter.

Once the crowd had dispersed, grateful and clutching their new treasures, Orion turned to Emily. "Alright, let's head to the boss room."

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